Record details

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:   16852
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2723AD
Observer:   Liebenberg A
Date of record:   2020-03-31
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-04-01 18:16:35
Sp. code:   328380
Species name:   Macronemurus sp.
Common name:  
Family:   Myrmeleontidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-16852
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mervyn Mansell
Comment:   This is a species of Macronemurus, but cannot identify further. Macronemurus species usually inhabit grassy areas. The males are characterized mainly by very long filamentous ectoprocts. Nothing is known about its biology.
Date:   2020-04-01 16:16:35
Species name:   Macronemurus sp.
Species code:   328380

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